Mojang Session API

Login-handshake session verification

OpenAPI Specification

mojang-session-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Minecraft Services Attributes Session API
  description: Microsoft-managed Minecraft Services API (api.minecraftservices.com). Covers authenticated player profile management, name change, skin and cape management, player attributes (chat, friends, profanity filter), privacy blocklist, friends graph, presence reporting, signature keypair issuance, public-key publication for chat signature verification, and player entitlement / ownership checks. Most endpoints require a Minecraft Bearer access token obtained via the Xbox Live -> XSTS -> Minecraft authentication chain.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Mojang Studios
    url: https://www.minecraft.net
  license:
    name: Mojang Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines
    url: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-30'
servers:
- url: https://api.minecraftservices.com
  description: Microsoft / Minecraft Services API (production)
security: []
tags:
- name: Session
  description: Login-handshake session verification
paths:
  /session/minecraft/hasJoined:
    get:
      operationId: hasJoined
      summary: Has Joined Verification (Server-Side)
      description: Called by a Minecraft server during the login handshake to verify that the client claiming to be `username` has authenticated against Mojang for the supplied `serverId` (a SHA-1 hash of the server's shared secret and public key). Returns the player's full session profile on success.
      tags:
      - Session
      parameters:
      - name: username
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Username sent by the connecting client.
        example: jeb_
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: serverId
        in: query
        required: true
        description: SHA-1 server hash computed during the handshake.
        example: e6e0fce6f3a8b7afa3b9eb0a0d3a8e9a4e8c8e1b
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: ip
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Optional IP of the connecting client for stricter checks.
        example: 203.0.113.42
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: prevent_proxy
        in: query
        required: false
        description: When true, fails verification if the client appears proxied.
        example: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Player authenticated; returns the session profile.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SessionProfile'
        '204':
          description: Verification failed.
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /session/minecraft/join:
    post:
      operationId: joinSession
      summary: Join Session (Client-Side)
      description: Called by the Minecraft client during the login handshake to register the session with Mojang before the server's hasJoined check. The request body carries the player's Minecraft access token, profile UUID, and the SHA-1 server hash.
      tags:
      - Session
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: Join-session payload.
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/JoinRequest'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Join successful.
        '400':
          description: Invalid request body.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Access token invalid or revoked.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded (6 joins per 30 seconds per account).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    SessionProfile:
      type: object
      description: A signed session profile with textures and metadata properties.
      required:
      - id
      - name
      - properties
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Player UUID without hyphens.
          example: 853c80ef3c3749fdaa49938b674adae6
        name:
          type: string
          description: Player username.
          example: jeb_
        properties:
          type: array
          description: Signed property list (currently only `textures`).
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SessionProperty'
        profileActions:
          type: array
          description: Sanctions or actions Mojang has taken on the profile.
          items:
            type: string
            example: FORCED_NAME_CHANGE
    SessionProperty:
      type: object
      description: A single signed session-profile property (e.g. textures).
      required:
      - name
      - value
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Property name (typically `textures`).
          example: textures
        value:
          type: string
          description: Base64-encoded JSON payload (skin / cape URLs and metadata).
          example: ewogICJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiIDogMTcwMDAwMDAwMDAwMCwKICAicHJvZmlsZUlkIiA6IC4uLgp9
        signature:
          type: string
          description: Mojang RSA signature of `value`. Present only when the request included `unsigned=false`.
          example: a1b2c3d4...==
    JoinRequest:
      type: object
      description: Body of the client-side /join call.
      required:
      - accessToken
      - selectedProfile
      - serverId
      properties:
        accessToken:
          type: string
          description: Minecraft Bearer access token for the player.
          example: eyJraWQiOiJhYmMxMjMi...
        selectedProfile:
          type: string
          description: Player UUID without hyphens.
          example: 853c80ef3c3749fdaa49938b674adae6
        serverId:
          type: string
          description: SHA-1 hash computed by the client during the handshake.
          example: e6e0fce6f3a8b7afa3b9eb0a0d3a8e9a4e8c8e1b
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard Mojang error envelope.
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error class name.
          example: ForbiddenOperationException
        errorMessage:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description.
          example: Invalid token.
        cause:
          type: string
          description: Optional cause classification.
          example: UserMigratedException
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'Minecraft access token issued by /authentication/login_with_xbox. Used as `Authorization: Bearer {token}`.'